Wilbert Fisk BLUE[1, 2, 3]
1862 - 1945 (82 years)
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Name Wilbert Fisk BLUE Birth 23 Dec 1862 Montezuma, Parke Co., Indiana 
[3] Death 02 Aug 1945 Montezuma, Parke Co., Indiana [4] Age: 82y 7m 10d Christening 87452 /Willie/ Gender Male Person ID I087452 The Skaggs-Files Last Modified 22 Nov 2024
Father Thomas Wesley BLUE, b. 03 Mar 1815, Mason Co., Kentucky d. 07 May 1888, Montezuma, Parke Co., Indiana (Age 73 years) Mother Alice LOFTUS, b. 18 Mar 1821, Mason Co., Kentucky d. 23 Mar 1873, Montezuma, Parke Co., Indiana (Age 52 years) Marriage 28 Dec 1838 Russellville, Putnam Co., Indiana [4] Family ID F08129 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Ellen Elder, b. Abt 1861, Marshall, Parke Co., Indiana d. 17 Jul 1931, Indiana (Age ~ 70 years) Marriage 10 Oct 1892 Marshall, Parke Co., Indiana [4] Type: Religious Marriage Children 1. Lebert Elder BLUE, b. 20 May 1896, Indiana d. 14 May 1952, Indiana (Age 55 years)Family ID F26144 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Nov 2024
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Notes - BIOGRAPHY:Rockville Tribune 2-17-1882: “Thomas Blue Sr. and his youngest son Willie went to Cincinnati last Thursday where the latter will stay for several months in order to complete his musical education. He is now a very good musician but aims to become a master of his profession."
Rockville Republican 10-5-1921: “Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Blue of Montezuma and Mrs. George Shally drove to Bellmore, Sunday, and were guests of Mrs. J. N. Pratt and son Roy."
DEATH: “Wilbur BLUE, life-long resident of Montezuma, age 82, died in the Vermillion County Hospital, where he had been a patient for two weeks, Friday, August 3. He was the son of Thomas and Allie Loftus Blue was the last surviving member of his family. Surviving are one son Lebert and two grandsons, James and Robert of Teaneck, N. J. Mr. Blue was a talented musician. He graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in piano and for many years taught piano in Parke and Vermillion Counties and is remembered as an excellent teacher by hundreds of people. He combined his musical ability with an unusual talent for mechanics, equal to that of a specialized worker. Funeral services in charge of Rev. Whelan were conducted in the Brown funeral home, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial in Oakland Cemetery.” Rockville Republican, August 9, 1945
- BIOGRAPHY:Rockville Tribune 2-17-1882: “Thomas Blue Sr. and his youngest son Willie went to Cincinnati last Thursday where the latter will stay for several months in order to complete his musical education. He is now a very good musician but aims to become a master of his profession."
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